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Jerry Goldsmith’s theme for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was intended to be the theme for Star Trek’s new voyages on the big screen…except that it was replaced in the next movie…and then drafted back into service for a new Star Trek on the small screen in the late ’80s. But did it get much […]
Not only did the late, great Stan Lee change the universe of comics forever through his fierce advocating for both a better world and stories that reflected the fight to strive for that world, he also dragged the entire Marvel universe – not just a single character – into vibrant big-screen life. And then conquered […]
Return with us to the Satellite of Love for this second volume of music from the movies riffed and ripped to shreds by MST3K. including musical highlights from the Joel, Mike, and Jonah eras, the Comedy Central, Sci-Fi, and Netflix eras. This month’s selections: Starcrash (John Barry) The Pumaman (Renato Serio) Time Chasers (Alice & […]
The fourth planet. The red planet. The world that time, and apparently surface water, forgot. And it might just be our next home, but first we’ll have to get there. And we’ve got to have some music on the new frontier. This month’s selections: Mars (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis) [buy it in the store […]
Whether they’re just pretty remnants of the formation of the solar system, mythical harbingers of doom, or camouflage for genocidal alien empires, there’s a comet – and a comet soundtrack – for just about every taste: Comet ISON (Yasunori Mitsuda) Rosetta (Vangelis) Hale-Bopp (Grayghost) Arrivederci Yamato (Hiroshi Miyagawa) Comet one, comet all, first comet, first […]
Late January and early February comprise a period not fondly remember by space explorers and their support crews on the ground; this is the time of year that we lost Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia…and just as there’s a story behind each one, there’s also a soundtrack: From The Earth To The Moon: Apollo One […]
Rogue One premieres next month, ushering in a new era of Star Wars movies chronicling “side stories” that don’t necessarily centrally involve members of the Skywalker Family…and movies that aren’t scored by the legendary John Williams. But many Star Wars adventures have already featured music by other composers, to wit: Star Wars: The Clone Wars […]
Need to get in the mood for Halloween…and the all-MST3K-movie-music podcast didn’t do it for you? Fear not – and by all means, don’t be afraid of no ghosts. Which is a double negative, so I guess, technically…be afraid of ghosts. But don’t be afraid of their music: Ghostbusters (Elmer Bernstein / Ray Parker Jr. […]
Need to get in the mood for Halloween? Need something truly terrifying? The Satellite of Love is known for its non-stop matinee of terrifyingly bad movies…and in honor of Joel, Mike and the ‘bots, here are musical highlights from some of those movies: OK Connery (Ennio Morricone / Bruno Nicolai) Laserblast (Joel Goldsmith / Richard […]
Jump. Do it. Check the seal on your pressure suit gloves. Open the airlock. Step out on the ledge. Jump. JUMP. Also, jump into music about jumping from the edge of space. Space Dive (Daniel Pemberton) Project Excelsior (Adam Young) …and a special surprise by (Howard Blake) Don’t worry, the planet will break your fall. […]